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Explanation:Choosing a translation of a great work is not easy. It is a very subjective job. There is for sure no "authorized" one. Who would authorize it in a world where freedom of thought is still allowed?

"Were but the earrings mine! I say
One looks at once quite differently.
What good is beauty? blood of youth?
All that is nice and fine, in truth;
However, people pass and let it be.
They praise you - half with pity, though, be sure.
Toward gold throng all,
To gold cling all,
Yes, all! Alas, we poor!"

The translation Silby_NZ mentioned is also highly regarded.

"Gold's all they care about, gold's wanted everywhere."

It could also be though that Goethe meant something a little different with "am Golde hangt doch alles", but of course, I am a self-proclaimed lowbrow and could easily be wrong. Perhaps he meant "everything depends on gold". Maybe Goethe is not repeating the same thought for emphasis, he could be telling us why everyone wants gold:

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Toward gold throng all,To gold cling all,Yes, all!

Explanation:This is from lines 2802-2804 of Faust part 1, sec. 10 Gretchen is trying on flattering jewelry, and thinking about her poverty, how her beauty is even a cause for pity, since she is poor, and cannot afford to dress beautifully. There are several translations of famous works, and I don't think any one is "authorized" in any way. This is one by George Madison Priest, from the URL below.

Explanation:Choosing a translation of a great work is not easy. It is a very subjective job. There is for sure no "authorized" one. Who would authorize it in a world where freedom of thought is still allowed?

"Were but the earrings mine! I say
One looks at once quite differently.
What good is beauty? blood of youth?
All that is nice and fine, in truth;
However, people pass and let it be.
They praise you - half with pity, though, be sure.
Toward gold throng all,
To gold cling all,
Yes, all! Alas, we poor!"

The translation Silby_NZ mentioned is also highly regarded.

"Gold's all they care about, gold's wanted everywhere."

It could also be though that Goethe meant something a little different with "am Golde hangt doch alles", but of course, I am a self-proclaimed lowbrow and could easily be wrong. Perhaps he meant "everything depends on gold". Maybe Goethe is not repeating the same thought for emphasis, he could be telling us why everyone wants gold:

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